Auxiliary toilet seat



1956 R. E. BRUELHEIDE 2,732,556

AUXILIARY TOILET SEAT Filed Sept. 11, 1953 du/M E1 FUQ/WE/fl I IV V ENTOR.

United States Patent AUXILIARY TOILET SEAT Rudolph E. Bruelheide,McHe-nry, Ill. Application September 11, 1953, Serial No. 379,519

1 Claim. (Cl. 4-239) This invention relates to auxiliary toilet seatsand more particularly to a toilet seat adapted to be secured on aconventional toilet bowl without removing the conventional toilet seat.

An object of this invention is to provide an auxiliary toilet seat foruse for cripples who are in need of assistance.

Another object of this invention is to provide an auxiliary toilet seatwhich provides a higher seating surface for cripples and the like.

A further object of this invention is to provide novel mounting meansfor securing an auxiliary toilet seat to a conventional toilet bowl.

A still further object of this invention is to provide an auxiliarytoilet seat which is simple and efiicient in use, durable and lasting inconstruction and inexpensive to manufacture and assemble.

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the preferred form of the presentinvention mounted upon a conventional toilet bowl;

Figure 2 is a top view of the preferred form of the present inventionwith the cover in closed position;

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view of the preferred form of thepresent invention; and

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken substantially along the section line4-4 of Figure 3.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings it will beseen that the improved form of auxiliary toilet seat forming the subjectof this invention includes, as shown in Figure 1, a body portion havinga seat 12 and a cover 14 secured thereon.

The body portion 10 is comprised of a lower horizontally disposed member16 and an upper horizontally disposed member 18 spaced therefrom. Anapron 20 extends substantially around three-fourths of the circumferenceof said members and an opening is thus provided at the rear of the bodyportion 10. Suitable brace means 22 extend between the lower and upperhorizontal members for more rigidly securing them in position.

The apron 20 terminates fiush with the upper surface of the upper member18 and extends below the lower surface of the lower member 16. Theportion of the apron ice 20 extending below the lower member 16 isadapted to fit around the upper portion of a conventional toilet bowl24.

A projection 26 extends rearwardly of the lower member 16 and is adaptedto be received under the hinge connection of a conventional toilet seat28 secured to the toilet bowl 24 when the seat 28 is in raised position.The upper member 18 is provided with a rearwardly extending projection30 which is adapted to engage the upper edge of an opening 32 in theseat 28 when the seat is in raised position. Thus the projections 26 and30 and the lower portion of the apron 20 serve to retain the auxiliarytoilet seat to the conventional toilet bowl.

The members 16 and 18 are provided with central openings 34 and 36respectively. A funnel member 38 is secured within the openings andterminates at its upper end even with the upper surface of the member 18and at its lower end below the lower surface of the lower member 16.

The seat 12 and cover 14 are hingedly secured to the upper surface ofthe upper member 18 and are adapted to overlie the opening 36 therein.The seat 12 is provided with an opening 40 registering with the opening36 in the upper member 18.

From the foregoing, the construction and operation of,

the device will be readily understood and further explanation isbelieved to be unnecessary. However, since numerous modifications andchanges will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is notdesired to limit the invention to the exact construction shown anddescribed, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalentsmay be resorted to, falling within the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

An auxiliary seat for a toilet having an upwardly opening seat providedwith an opening therein comprising a pair of horizontally disposed upperand lower members, said members having circumferences thereof inalignment with each other, an apron secured to the circumference of saidupper and lower members and extending between the same and partwayaround said circumferences to space the same from the second named seat,an opening in each of said members, a funnel mounted in said openingsand extending therebetween, said apron terminating even with the uppersurface of said upper member and below the lower surface of the lowermember, a projection extending rearwardly from said upper member andengaging in the upper portion of the opening in the second named seatwhen the latter is open to retain the auxiliary seat in fixed position.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS944,001 Sheafor d. Dec. 21, 1909 1,222,157 Stephenson Apr. 10, 19171,774,868 Brousseau Sept. 2, 1930 2,221,991 Myers et al Nov. 19, 19402,658,201 Sherwood Nov. 10, 1953

